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A
JOURNEY
TO THE
WESTERN ISLANDS
O F
SCOTLAND.
IH A D defired to vifit the Hebrides, or
Weftern Iflands of Scotland, fo long,
that I fcarcely remember how the wifh was
originally excited ; and was In the Autumn
of the year 1773 induced to undertake the
journey, by finding in Mr. Bofwell a com-
panion, whofe acutenefs would help my
inquiry, and whofe gaiety of converfation
and civility of manners are fafficient to
B countera<f;t

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Journey to the western islands of Scotland
DescriptionLondon: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1775.
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DescriptionSelected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy.
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